Chute and bag support for vehicles.



No. 760,634. PATENTED MAYIM, 1904;.

0. W. LANPHBR.

GHUT-B'AND BAG SUPPORT FOR VEHICLES. APPLICATION FILED 1330.26, 1902.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHARLES W. LANPHER, or NORWICH, NEW YORK, AssIGNoR TO COAL DEALERS SUPPLY 00., or BINGHAMTON, NEWYORIC V I CHUTE AND BAG SUPPORT FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION. forming part of Letters Patent No. 760,634, dated May 24, 1904. Application filed December 26, 1902. Serial No. 136,700. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. LANPHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norwich, in the county of Chenango and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Chute and Bag Support, of which the fOllOW'. ing is a specification.

This invention relates to means for supporting a chute and a bag or basket upon the side of a vehicle so that the material in the vehicle may be readily shoveled intosuch chute, bag, or basket and transferred to the place of storage.

One of the aims of the invention is to pro vide a support for a chute that can be readily attached to'the side of an ordinary wagon or sleigh box andis strong and rigid, being also adjustable to elevate the upper end of the chute as desired in order to obtain the nec- In connection therewith essary inclination. a platform is employed which is primarily intended for use as a bag or basket support when it is desired or necessary totransfer thev coal or other material from the vehicle to the place of storage by means of bags or baskets.

However, it is sufliciently strong to sustain the Weight of a man in elevating the chute support and placing in position the chute on the elevator. same time simple and can be cheaply manufactured. The form of construction which is at present considered preferable is shown in theaccompanying drawings, Wherein.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a wagon-box, showing the improved support applied thereto with a chute arranged thereon. Fig. 2 is a perspective viewof the support when detached. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view showing a slightly-modified form of attaching means. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawmgs.

The vehicle-body is designated as a whole by the reference-numeral 10', and the chute in like manner is designated by the referencenumeral 11. In themselves they form no part of the present invention and may be of any desired or well-known construction.

This platform is'durable and at the,

The support consists of attaching .means which, as shown, comprises upright guideboxings 12, connected by a cross-bar 13, which shown in Figs. 2 and 3, respectively. Slid ably mounted in the boxings are upright stand ards 16, having T-fittings 17 at their upper ends, into which are screwed the ends of a cross-bar 18, that thus connects the standards and constitutes a support upon which the chute rests. J amb-nuts 19 are preferably arranged upon this cross-bar and engage the fittings, thus securely lockingthe cross-bar.

18 against disengagement. The standards are projected above the cross-bar by-means of knobs .20, which constitute stops'to prevent I sired by means of holding-pins 21, passing through the guide-boxings 12 andbeing arranged to engage in sockets 2 2, formed in the standards.

In connection with the chute-support there. is employed a bag or basket support compris= ing aplatform formed of end angle-bars 23,

the inner ends of which are upturned, as shown at'24, and having terminal hooks 25 arranged the-abnormal side movement of the chute. The standards are held at any elevation de to engage over the cross-bar 13 offthe attaching means; Connecting these end bars are spaced angle-bars 26, the flanges 27 of which are arranged in depending relation, so that their upper faces are flat and horizontal, these bars being secured to the end bars by rivets 28.

' The manner of using this structure will be clearly evident by reference to Fig. 1. When the chute is employed, its lower end is placed at the inlet to the storage-chamber, while its ,upper end rests upon the cross-bar 18, which may be adjusted to any height in order to obtain the necessary inclination to the chute. The material can then bereadily shoveled into said chute and will gravitate down the same to the place of storage. If it should happen that the chute for any reason could not be used, bags or baskets can then be placed upon the platform and conveniently filled. The advantages for this construction may be summed up as follows: In the first place a broad selfbracing support is obtained upon the vehiclebody, and the weight upon this support is distributed equally to the two standards. By using long hooks, as shown, there is no danger of the support tipping either inwardly or outwardly. Thebag-support is in like manner staple and secure, and it will be evident that it may be manufactured at small cost. The bag or basket rest provides also a support for the person in adjusting and fitting the chute to the standards.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a chute-support, the combination with attaching means arranged to be secured to the sides of a vehicle, of spaced standards secured thereto, and a cross-bar connecting the standards adjacent to their upper ends and constituting a rest for the chute, the upper ends of said standards projecting above the cross-bar and constituting stops to prevent abnormal lateral movement of the chute on the cross-bar.

2. In a chute-support, the combination with attaching means comprising spaced sets of fingers, of spaced boxings attached to the upper ends of the sets, a cross-bar connecting the boxings, standards adjustable through the boxings, and a supporting-bar connecting the standards at their upper ends.

3. In a chute-support, the combination with attaching means arranged to be secured to the sides of a vehicle, of spaced standards secured thereto, a cross-bar connecting the standards adjacent to their-upper ends and constituting -a rest for the chute, and fittings secured in the upper ends of the standards and constituting stops to prevent abnormal lateral movement of the chute on the cross-bar.

4. In a chute-support, the combination with attaching means including spaced guide-boxings and depending fingers secured to the inner side of each boxing and extending below the lower end thereof, said fingers being arranged to embrace the sides of a vehicle-body, of upright standards slidably mounted in the boxings and having sockets, holding-pins movable through the boxings and into the sockets, and a cross-bar connecting the upper portions of the standards and constituting a rest for the chute.

5. In a chute-support, the combination with attaching means including spaced guide-boxings, a cross-bar connecting the boxings, and spaced depending fingers secured to each boxing and being arranged to embrace the sides of a vehicle-body, of upright standards slidably mounted in the boxings, means for securing the standards against movement, and a cross-bar connecting the standards and constituting a rest for the chute.

6. In apparatus of the class described, the combination with a chute-su pporting member arranged to be detachably secured to the side of a vehicle-body, of a bag-supporting member, and hooks carried by one member and detachably engaging the other member, said hooks constituting means for suspending the bag-supporting member from the chute-supporting member.

7. In apparatus of the class described, the combination with a support arranged to he detachably secured to the sides of a vehiclebod y and having a cross-bar, of a bag-supporting platform having hooks that detachably engage over the cross-bar.

8. In apparatus of the class described, the combination with a support including a crossbar, of a slatted bag-supporting platform comprising spaced flanged end bars having their inner ends bent to form upstanding hooks that engage over the cross-bar, and cross-bars located in the same horizontal plane and connecting said end bars, said cross-bars consisting of angle-iron having certain flanges disposed in horizontal relation to provide a fiat upper face to the platform.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES \V. LANPIIER.

Witnesses:

J. E. NECKERSON, ELEANOR MARsn. 

